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george prescot bush, the son of former governor jeb bush and nephew of the former president reportedly filed campaign papers in texas. it's the first step to running for state office. he has not said which office he plans to run for. >>> former clinton campaign manager terry mcauliffe has made it official he's running for virginia governor in 2013. by the way, look out for the republican primary for that position in virginia. governor, it will be a national litmus test. and looking to the midterms, iowa congressman steve king who just won a six-term, toughest race yet in the house, but isn't closing a door on the bid to unseat tom harken. and finally, there's actress and kentucky native ashleigh judd. she's getting some buzz about the possibility she may try to run for mitch mcconnell's senate seat in 2014. judd said it was a little early to discuss 2014 but she hasn't ruled it out. she lives in the state of tennessee and chatter for her run for tennessee governor. >>> president obama will make history next week. three-day trip to ashah. the president will visit myanmar, the u.s. gover
george prescot bush, the son of former governor jeb bush and nephew of the former president reportedly filed campaign papers in texas. it's the first step to running for state office. he has not said which office he plans to run for. >>> former clinton campaign manager terry mcauliffe has made it official he's running for virginia governor in 2013. by the way, look out for the republican primary for that position in virginia. governor, it will be a national litmus test. and looking to...
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plus, the latest on the condition of former president george h.w. bush who is in the houston hospital right now. but first, today's trivia question, it's a good one. how many u.s. presidents have also served as the united states ambassador to the united nations? not easy. music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> on our radar this morning, former president is in the hospital but on the mend and one republican member gets creative for not signing the tax pledge. but first the senate is set to consider a broader set of sanctions on iran to find new ways to cut off revenues they think fund the country's nuclear program. this is the third time this year
plus, the latest on the condition of former president george h.w. bush who is in the houston hospital right now. but first, today's trivia question, it's a good one. how many u.s. presidents have also served as the united states ambassador to the united nations? not easy. music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to...
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george allen takes his hat out of the political ring. and in the wake of the election the white house receives petitions for, wait for it, secession. but first, five house races are still undecided. democrats are leading in all five of these races and if things continue to progress that way, then it will look like the official gain would be another five seats that would make their projected pickup total of eight net house seats for the 2012 election. one race that was called last night, arizona's ninth congressional district to democrat sinema, beat the gop's vernon parker. sinema is the first openly bi-sexual person elected to congress. is also an atheist. even though democratic candidate richard carmona conceded, carmona is keeping a close eye on the count. carmona's campaign said they're watching to make sure every last vote is tallied and they'll consider their options if the voting total tightens on that front. in virginia republican george allen told "the virginia pilot" he will not seek office ever again. allen said he was proud o
george allen takes his hat out of the political ring. and in the wake of the election the white house receives petitions for, wait for it, secession. but first, five house races are still undecided. democrats are leading in all five of these races and if things continue to progress that way, then it will look like the official gain would be another five seats that would make their projected pickup total of eight net house seats for the 2012 election. one race that was called last night,...
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it's going to turn out he is going to win by a bigger margin than george w. bush won in 2004. it may be the second biggest margin that a democrat has won for re-election in the last 100 years. with the so-called fiscal cliff looming mr. obama sends chief negotiator treasury secretary tim gheiter for individual meetings with each member of the conditioningal leadership which includes speaker john boehner, perhaps the most important player here. the meetings mark the beginning of the real negotiations. that doesn't mean the posturing stage is behind us. one capitol hill veteran, former fdic, sheila bair, a long-time staffer by the way who butted heads with geithner in the past, made this interesting observation to david gregory about tim geithner saying he's not the right guy for the white house to be sending in for these talks. >> do you think tim geithner, secretary geithner is the right person to lead the negotiations for the administration sf. >> i don't know. i don't think this is tim's strong suit. i think tim was given the job of treasury secretary because he understood t
it's going to turn out he is going to win by a bigger margin than george w. bush won in 2004. it may be the second biggest margin that a democrat has won for re-election in the last 100 years. with the so-called fiscal cliff looming mr. obama sends chief negotiator treasury secretary tim gheiter for individual meetings with each member of the conditioningal leadership which includes speaker john boehner, perhaps the most important player here. the meetings mark the beginning of the real...
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in 2004 when george bush got re-elected, he picked up two seats. 1996 bill clinton got elected. his party picked up three seats. we picked up between six and ooit. >> nancy pelosi, is she going to be the lr he calendar turns? >> so but that's her decision to make and i haven't talked to her about it. >> if shes not run is that something you are interested in running another leadership position should something come up? >> i have been relentlessly focused on yesterday. i got as much sleep as you did last night, chuck, and i'm not thinking about anything other than the fact there are still races on the board. we have a bunch of recounts coming in so we're focusing on everyone day as it comes and there leave other decisions to later. >> does redistcting make it it democrats to win control of the house or a couple of election cycles minimum? >> no, not at all. look, i think the storyline in this election wasn't necessarily redistricting although it worked against us in some areas. it worked for us in illinois where we almost had a sweep. the storyline is not about redistricting. it
in 2004 when george bush got re-elected, he picked up two seats. 1996 bill clinton got elected. his party picked up three seats. we picked up between six and ooit. >> nancy pelosi, is she going to be the lr he calendar turns? >> so but that's her decision to make and i haven't talked to her about it. >> if shes not run is that something you are interested in running another leadership position should something come up? >> i have been relentlessly focused on yesterday. i...
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office of citizen shl under president george w. bush, "usa today's" jackie kucinich and medal of honor recipient colonel jack jacobs. i want to start with you. i know you've been asked this this question a couple of times and it is nagging at me because the military is held up. a scandal like this involving two four-star generals and, yes, the jury is still out on general allen and i think his denial needs to be taken more at face value. you can't help but wonder is there a culture here we're missing? >> well, you know, all of the mistakes are made by individuals at the end of the day. there's a fairly robust culture to make sure that people who have high standards both professional and moral rise to the top ranks. it's mott flawless and from time to time people make mistakes. i think -- i'm old enough to remember dwight eisenhower who carried on a long-term affair with his driver and it was fairly well known yet nothing was done about it. i think trying to extrapolate saying as a result of this scandal that we should not necessari
office of citizen shl under president george w. bush, "usa today's" jackie kucinich and medal of honor recipient colonel jack jacobs. i want to start with you. i know you've been asked this this question a couple of times and it is nagging at me because the military is held up. a scandal like this involving two four-star generals and, yes, the jury is still out on general allen and i think his denial needs to be taken more at face value. you can't help but wonder is there a culture...
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"former george with w. bush political director is here. along with us former dnc communications director karen finney and buzz feed editor in chief ben smith. but before i get to you, i want to talk on the phone now with a new governor, governor-elect and former mayor of charlotte, north carolina's first republican governor in 20 years. governor-elect mccrory, congratulations. >> great to be on your show. it was a great night. >> you're one of the few republicans celebrating this morning when it comes at least in a battleground state. what is different in north carolina that didn't happen for republicans in other swing states? what made your race different? what made things different for mitt romney in the state of north carolina? >> i think the two unique things we did, first of all, we ran a positive campaign. for the tenth largest state in the united states, our campaign did not run one negative tv or radio ad against our opponent. every ad talked about what we wanted to do as governor, and i think that's quite rare not only in north ca
"former george with w. bush political director is here. along with us former dnc communications director karen finney and buzz feed editor in chief ben smith. but before i get to you, i want to talk on the phone now with a new governor, governor-elect and former mayor of charlotte, north carolina's first republican governor in 20 years. governor-elect mccrory, congratulations. >> great to be on your show. it was a great night. >> you're one of the few republicans celebrating...
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tim kaine and george allen. kaine is up by a point or two and obama is up by a point or two. we'll see how this comes back to the wire. >> they can tip the presidency and control of the senate. new jersey took the brunt of hurricane sandy. voting probably doesn't top many people's priority list. officials are trying to give residents the opportunity to vote. ron allen is live for us. ron, there is confusion over what did governor christie say people could do about voting? could they really vote online, by e-mail, by fax and, frankly, i noticed there was a lot of confusion about what the governor ordered and how this is all going to work. can you sort it out? >> reporter: thanks, chuck. there's a lot of confusion, and it's a very evolving situation because of all the chaos associated with the storm. today is the first day people are trying to get back to work, there are commuter nightmares, long gas lines, and there's voting. yes, the governor said you can e-mail a request or fax a request for a ballot, get it back, fill it out, scan it, e-mail it back or fax it back to the co
tim kaine and george allen. kaine is up by a point or two and obama is up by a point or two. we'll see how this comes back to the wire. >> they can tip the presidency and control of the senate. new jersey took the brunt of hurricane sandy. voting probably doesn't top many people's priority list. officials are trying to give residents the opportunity to vote. ron allen is live for us. ron, there is confusion over what did governor christie say people could do about voting? could they...
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trying to remember when he ran against george washington. white house soup of the day, chicken noodle. all energy development comes with some risk, but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our...
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the merida initiative began under george w. bush and then mexican president calderon as an aid program to help mexico disrupt drug cartels and improve law enforcement. the u.s. helped train federal police and sent equipment to mexico including helicopters and patrol planes. the results, though, have not been encouraging. going back to the end of 2006 when president calderon ordered a massive crackdown, one paper estimates more than 57,000 people have been killed in violence linked to organized crime and the drug war. other estimates reached 60,000. that figure includes scores of police, local officials, journalists, innocent bystand s bystanders. 84% of the municipalities have been affected by drug-related violence. in the spring of 2010 secretary of state hillary clinton visited mexico city and admitted the u.s. is part of the problem when it comes to fueling the country's $29 billion a year drug trade. >> we know that the demand for drugs drives much of this elicit trade, that guns purchased in the united states, as we saw so
the merida initiative began under george w. bush and then mexican president calderon as an aid program to help mexico disrupt drug cartels and improve law enforcement. the u.s. helped train federal police and sent equipment to mexico including helicopters and patrol planes. the results, though, have not been encouraging. going back to the end of 2006 when president calderon ordered a massive crackdown, one paper estimates more than 57,000 people have been killed in violence linked to organized...
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gotten in the race or chris christie, romney had the potential to be better than them, the anchor of george w. bush and the family. chris christie had some baggage of his own. mitt romney was probably the best person to have but now you're seeing the republican party move forward 0 wanting a new leader and we've seen this happen very, very fast. >> hindsight always being 20/20. nbc's mark murray, make sure, folks 0, if you don't book mark and read first read every morning you need to do it. >>> still to come, more from chuck traveling with the president on this historic trip. plus, capital countdown. could the impending doom of the fiscal cliff push congress to compromise for the first time in years? and we're live in both gaza and tel aviv. as the u.n. pushes for a ceasefire, israel says it's ready for a ground war. but first, it's a look at the president's schedule. it's 12 hours ahead in cambodia right now so the president, like most of us, his day is almost over at this point. you see this? oh, let me guess -- more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go u
gotten in the race or chris christie, romney had the potential to be better than them, the anchor of george w. bush and the family. chris christie had some baggage of his own. mitt romney was probably the best person to have but now you're seeing the republican party move forward 0 wanting a new leader and we've seen this happen very, very fast. >> hindsight always being 20/20. nbc's mark murray, make sure, folks 0, if you don't book mark and read first read every morning you need to do...
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after they are pardoned today they will head to george washington's mt. vernon estate and garden. pretty nice life. this is a tradition that initially it was thought dated back to harry truman back in 1947. now, according to our nbc political team, truman did receive a bird but we think he may have eaten that turkey. we think that j fk was actually the first president to actually pardon a turkey back in 1963. luke? >> well, and i know of many turkeys who get bottle service at the "w" so it's an appropriate place. thank you for joining us. for 33 years republican presidential contenders have flocked to ames, iowa, to eat food on a stick and participate in a campaign ritual, the iowa straw poll. but now the state's republican governor says the tradition has outlived its usefulness. just as a whole crop of 2016 wannabes are making their presidential ambitions known. nbc's deputy political editor dominick montenaro. the turkey pardon, jfk was the first president to save the birds, correct? >> well, he's the first one to pardon a thanksgiving turkey. lincoln is actually the first one t
after they are pardoned today they will head to george washington's mt. vernon estate and garden. pretty nice life. this is a tradition that initially it was thought dated back to harry truman back in 1947. now, according to our nbc political team, truman did receive a bird but we think he may have eaten that turkey. we think that j fk was actually the first president to actually pardon a turkey back in 1963. luke? >> well, and i know of many turkeys who get bottle service at the...